Cigar-holder.



J. J. ZARKER.

CIGAR HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 29,1908.

1,073,457. Patented Sept. 16,1913.

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JOHN J. 'ZARKER, O1" WICONISCO, PENNSYLVANIA.

CIGAR-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed May 29, 1908. Serial No. 435,782.

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Be it known that I, dons J. Zamtnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at tl iconisro, in the 'county of l)auphin, State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful ln'rprovements in Cigar-Holders; and I do hereby declare the 'tiollowing to he a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to imprtwements in cases or holders for cigars and it has for its object to provide a. device of this character which may be easily and quickly titted in the crown of a hat and which will, act to hold a number of cigars in such positions as to prevent breaking.

A further obj-cot of the invention is to provide a device (If an extremely simple character and consequently of manu'tacture, and one in which (llSDltlCOll'lCIltl will be provided against while the operation of both application of the device to a :hat and the removal therefrom, will he extremely easy of accomplishment. This permits of sale of the device to a large number (it people who might otherwise not purchase owing to the ditlici'llty of adjustment and consequent etlicient operation of the device.

In the drawings forming a portion o't this specititation and in which like numerals of reference imlicate similar parts of the several views, Figure l a perspective view ot the device detached from a hat, Fig. 2 is a transverse section through a hat and the device in position therein, Fig. 3 is a view sin'iilar to Fig. 1 showing the modification. Fig. 4- is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating the use ot the modified :t'orm.

deterring now to the drawings, the present holder consis r of a hand of spring metal 5, which bent into scmi-elliptic shape as illustrated, whereby it will conform to the general interior transverse shape of a derby hat 6 illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawings.

Against the inner face of the bight portion of the curved hand, there are secured a series ort spring clamping members. Each of these clamping members consists of a spring plate which comprises a straight portion 15 intermediate of its ends to which is engaged a rivet that holds it to the hand 5. From the straight portion 15 the'sides of the spring plate project at right angles in parallel relation and in the same direction tor a short distance, after which they are curved outwardly in opposite directions with their extremities in spaced relation sutliciently to permit ot' the passing of a cigar between them by a slight further displacement. 'lhro-ugh each end portion of the hand?) there is engaged a sprig 10, the sharpened point of which projects out;- wardly from the hand and a similar sprig 11 is passed upwardly through the hand intermediate of its ends and projects :hove the top space oil the hand. In applying this device to a dcrhy hat, the ordinary sweat hand it) oi the hat is turned down and the hand 5 0t metal is passed upwardly into the hat so that it will. stand with its extremities against the portions of the inner space of the crown against which the sweat band normally stands. The arch of the hand 5 extends transversely of the interior oil? the hat as illustrated. The extremities are held slightly inwardly while the uppermost sprig is pressed into the material of the hat, a 't'tcr which the extremities are re leased so that their sprigs will sink into the material (it the hat and the sweat hand is then folded u nvardlv against the extreme end portions of the hand It of course understood that the ends ot the band do not extend sutlicicntly tar below the upper edge of the sweat band to exert pressure against. the head oi the wearer.

'ith the device in place as just described, it will he of course understood that the cigars may be pressed between the spaced edges of the several spring clamps, said clamps being opened slightly tarlhcr with the lingers it desired to facilitate this operation, after which the spring clamps will. return to their normal positions aitcr being released and will clamp and hold the cigars securely to the hand 5. it will t'urther be understood that each cigar may he in turn easily and quickly withdrawn i i-om the spring clamp in which it is held. The provision of the sprigs serves to prevent tilting of the band 5 from its proper position, while the spring quality of the band insure v a tirm seating ot' the sprigs in the material ot the hat under all conditions.

\Vhen it is desired to remove the device from the hat, it is only necessary to turn down the sweat hand, then to move the ex tremities ot' the hand toward each other to disengage the corresponding sprigs from the material of the hat, after which the device may be drawn downwardly from the hat. It will of course be understood that the extremities of the band 5 do not extend sufliciently far down to lie behind the sweat band of the hat and that other modifications of dimensions may be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Referring now to Figs. 3 and 4c of the drawings, there is shown a modification of the invention designed for use in connection with a flat-top or a beaver hat. In this form of the invention, in place of the curved band 5, there is employed a band 20 including a central fiat portion at the ends of which the band depends to form the spaced legs 21 which rest against the inner faces of the sides of the hat. Sprigs 22 are passed through the extremities of the band QO- and through the center of the top portion to engage in the corresponding portions of the hat to hold the band from slipping. In this form of the invention, the cigar retaining clips are in the'form of split tubes of spring metal which are riveted to the flat top portion 20 and the ends at the splits are spaced sufliciently far apart to permit engagement of a cigar between them after they are pressed apart slightly farther. It will be noted that these bands 5 and 20 have suflicient resiliency to'at all times keep the spurs in engagement with the material of the hat just above the normal sweat band and that the central spur l1 enables the bands to be made of narrow material since this spur prevents lateral swinging of the medial portion of the band. Further by reason of this arrangement the ends of the bands are positioned, well above the material portion of the sweat band, so thatt-he size of the hat is not reduced where it fits the wearers head.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed is A cigar holder for hats comprising a narrow strip of resilient material and substantially U-shape in form and of a length sufficient to extend from a point just below'but closely adjacent the upper edge of a normal sweat band in a hat to a similar oppositely disposed point, spurs projecting from the outer side of the strip adjacent the ends thereof whereby said spurs may be constantly held in engagement with the material of the hat body by the resiliency of the strip, a medial spur projecting from the outside of the center of the strip and adapted to engage the center of the hat crown whereby lateral oscillation of the strip may be prevented, and clips attached to the strip on the inner side thereof.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa ture, in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN J. ZARKER.

lVitnesses THEODORE GoRDoN, JOHN H. ZARKER.

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